Be Careful!

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Take the word "bondage".  Add a vowel somewhere and separate the eight letters into two common words without changing the order.  Replace each word with a synonym and you will name something that Ronald Reagan experienced twice while governor and twice while president.

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Marion Doss

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The title and image both refer to "leap".  "Look before you leap" and the US Navy Leap Frogs.  Add a U to bondage to get BOUND and AGE.  Every four years (almost) we all experience the phrase made up of the synonyms to bound and age.

Leap       Day

I've Got Good News

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Take the postal abbreviations of four US states.  Put in the right order, they will give you a two word phrase naming something you might see on top of a building.

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tjperr

A:

The title contains the word "news" whose letters represent the four main directions on a compass.  The image is of a pitcher in his "wind" up.

The postal abbreviations of Wisconsin, North Dakota, Virginia and Nebraska spell out WIND VANE which can be found on top of many buildings.

Now That's One Cold Fish

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Take the phrase  "Candid Winkers".  Rearrange the letters to get the last names of two men who lived at about the same time in roughly the same place and shared the same first name.

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Lexus 2D

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In the title, one cold fish refers to arctic char.  The image has two distinct clues, an animal and a book.

Charles Dickens                    Charles Darwin

Knock, Knock

Q:


Think of something on the front of a house.  Rearrange the letters to name a type of house you might not want in your neighborhood.

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Paul and Jill

A:

Doorbell               Bordello

An Easy Puzzle IMHO

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Think of an internet acronym.  Remove one letter and phonetically, you're left with the name of a song recorded in 1969.

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bsabarnowl and L.Bo

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The image is a Cadillac Fleetwood on a Mac computer, an obvious reference to Fleetwood Mac, who in 1969 recorded "Oh,Well".

Take the acronym lol (laugh out loud).  Drop the first l and you're left with o l, which sounds like oh well.

Synopposites

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Pick two words in each statement.  Find synonyms for each.  The synonyms you choose should be exact opposites of each other.  For example:

The best man split just after giving his toast.          

The best man  left  right  after giving his toast.

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Cryon

The third grade teacher wasn’t feeling so well after catching a bug from one of her students.

If you desire my opinion on this matter, you must allow me the opportunity to speak.

Watson said, “Mr. Holmes, I simply cannot support this ridiculous façade.

Taking a shot from the whiskey bottle does not become a young lass.


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The third grade teacher wasn’t feeling so hot after catching a cold from one of her students.

If you desire my take on this matter, you must give me the opportunity to speak.

Watson said, “Mr. Holmes, I simply cannot back this ridiculous front.

Taking a hit from the whiskey bottle does not become a young miss.

That's Entertainment

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Rearrange the letters in the words  garb, suit and look  to come up with the last names of two well-known Hungarian men who share the same first name and were born in consecutive years.

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The image is Belladonna, a hint to the common first name.

Bela Lugosi          Bela Bartok